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Committee advances bill adjusting review schedule for some children in residential care
Summary
The House Health & Welfare Committee on Friday voted to send Senate Bill 1035 to the House floor with a due‑pass recommendation.
The House Health & Welfare Committee on Friday voted to send Senate Bill 1035 to the House floor with a due‑pass recommendation.
The bill, presented by Representative Raybould of District 34, would modify a requirement established by legislation passed last year for children placed in temporary short‑term rentals and residential settings. "Once a child has been identified as needing that specific type of care in a residential facility, their review cycle goes from 2 weeks to 90 days," Representative Raybould told the committee, adding the director would be instructed "to remove them to a potentially less restrictive setting when their condition allows them to do so."
Why it matters: The change narrows the frequency of required case reviews for a subset of children who were placed in residential facilities for specialized care. Supporters said the adjustment recognizes clinical needs for continuity of care in certain placements while retaining a statutory direction that children be moved to less restrictive settings when clinically appropriate.
Committee action and next steps: Representative Healy moved to send the bill to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation; the motion carried on a voice vote with the chair recording an aye and announcing the motion passed. No roll‑call tally was recorded in the transcript. The bill now goes to the House floor for further action.
Discussion summary: Representative Raybould framed the bill as a technical, implementation‑focused change to previously enacted legislation. He said it responds to feedback from implementation that some children properly belong in residential placements for targeted, specialized care and that more frequent 2‑week reviews can be clinically disruptive for those cases. The committee did not record additional amendments or a formal change in statutory language during the hearing.
No formal legal authorities beyond the prior year’s legislation were cited in committee testimony.
The committee moved on to other agenda items after the vote; the bill will next be considered by the full House.
